Garment.



F. L. SMITH.v

GARMENT.

i APPLICATION FILED 00T. 15, 1913. v l 1,1 1 1,975. l Patented sept. 29,1914.

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GARMENT.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 15. 191s.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

FRANK L. SMITH,\ F DYTON, OHIO.

GARMENT.

Specication o. Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 29, 1914.

Application led October 15. 1913. Serial No. 795,179.

To all who/ait may Concern;

Be it known that l, FRANK L. Snrrni, a citizen ot the United States,residing at Dayton, in the coiinty of Montgomery and State of' Ohio,have invented a new and useful Garment. ot' which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates more particularly to iinionsuits, although it isapplicable to drawers. l

Garments embodying the improvement have seats formed by overlappingflaps adapted to be separated to form an opening;r in the seat, and oneof the objects ot my invention is to rovide eiiee'tive fastenings withwhich to old the flaps' in their overlapping position.

Another object is to phiovide the flaps with inelastic margins, andlocate'the fastenings iiisuch position with reference to these margins,that they contribute toward the support of the crotch portions of thegarment.

The principal object, however, is to provide means whereby the wearercan. without having to reach for the flaps, and Without the tumblingusually incident to tind-v ing the flaps of such garments, retrieve anddraw the flaps into their overlapping posi- .tion and at the same time,with the same movements, bring to hand the part of each 1 flap which isto be fastened. The means by which this principal object is accomplishedaccomplishes another object; namely, the freeedges of the flaps arethereby supported to a .considerable extent Whenthey are separated; to asiiflicient extent at least to proiectiiheiiiW tromY beaming SoilefAnother object is lto enable fhg wearer to manipulate the underneathflap from the outside; z'. e., Without having to reach into the garment.

ln'the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view `of a garment embodyingmy invention,-with the flaps closed and fastened. Fig. 2 shows thegarmentwith the flaps partly separated. Fig. 3 shows the flapssubstantially in normal position, but not yet fastened; Fig. 4 is afront view of the garment; Fig. 5, shows a modified arrange ment forfastening the aps, and Figo' is .a modification of the retrieving strap.

The garmentillustrated is in most respects like `an ordinary union suit,the seat of which is formed of fiaps 10 and 11. The

tree edges of the flaps are provided with extensions 1Q and 13.,respectively, which are adapted to be fastened to the waist of thegarment by buttons 14. The extension 13 passes thro-ugh a slit 15.enabling it to be fastened on the outside of the garment. A strip 16.which will hereinafter be referred to as a "retrieving strap orretriever, is fastened to each of the extensions, and to 'the waist ofthe garment; the latter fasteny ings being in such positions that thereti-ievers are under the extensions when they are buttoned to thegarment, as in Fig. 1.

Reference to Fig'. Q makes'qiiite clear that,"v the wearer may, Withoutreaching farther around than the hips, take hold of the retrievinpYvstraps and draw the flaps into position, at the same time drawing theends of the extensions into hand so th can' be biittoned. In case theflaps are made of flimsy or elastic material the edges 17 may be bound,or in some other manner made inelastic. and when so finished the crotchportions ot' the by the flaps.

ln Fig. 5 the extensions are provided respectively with a button and'onhole, with which they are fastened tog ther at the front Without theirbeiiigir fastened to the garment.

to the `garmentby retrievers. the retriever is fastened to the garmentby more buttonholes,-the garment is thereby `made adjustable to fit thewearer.

fn this, as in the form alreadv described, the extensionsare attache InFig# 6,

There are other ways besides those shown for embodyingl the subjectmatter of the appended claims, and I do not mean to limit the adaptationof my invention to the par ticular form of garment shown.

, Wvha't l claim is as follows:

1. A laiai'nient having a pair of overlapping: flaps coveringT anopening in the garment, detachable means Jtor securing the Yfree ends ofthe aps to the garment to hold them in overlapping position, andretrieving straps att-ached to said free ends and to the Lsiarment, thelatter attachments' being so located that the retrieving straps arecovered by the flaps when they are secured in their overlappingposition.

2. A garment having a. pair of overlapping covering an opening in thegarment., detachable means 'for securing the tree ends ot the flaps tothe garment to hold them in overlapping position, retrieving strapsVattached to said free ends and to 'the Garment and means whereb thecletachahie means for securing the underneath Hap to the cgarment islocated on the outside oi the garment.

"3. garment 'having a p air of overlapW -ninglflaps covering an openingin the garment, extensions attached to the free ends of the iaps, a slitin the garment ythrough ses, detachable means for securing the ensionsto theA garment to hold the flaps overlapping position, and retrievingVaps attachedto 'the extensions and to the ment.

ing4 it in its proper position under the outer flap.

A. garment having a pair of overlapping; flaps corel-lng an' opening 1nthe garxnent,'detachable .means for securing the free ends of the flapsto the garment to hold them in overlapping position, and reich theextension of the underneath flap:

f.-.. i garment haring a pair of overlaptrieving straps secured to saidfree ends and. io the garment.

(3. garment having: a pair oi overlapping flaps covering an opening inthe gar ment, extensions attached to the free ends of the Hans. meansfor securing;y the extensions to the garment to hold the flaps inoverlapping position, and retrieving straps attached to said extensionsand to the garment.

7. A garment having n pair of overlapping' flaps covering an openingr inthe gar-- nient, extensions attached to the free ends of the flaps,means for securing the` ends of the extensions to each other to hold theflans in overlapping position, and retrievingl straps attached to theIextensions und 1.o the garment.

A garment having' :i seat composed o two overlapping flaps which ma;7 beseparated to forni en opening in the garment, detachable means forfastening; the free ends of the flaps to the gnrmentto hold` them inoverlapping;f position, saitl means being so located and the liaps sofabricated that the crotch of the `garment is thereby also supported,and retrieving straps attached to said free ends and to the hotly of thegarment.

FRANK L. SMTH.

"Witnesses F. K. Fassn'rr,

C. H. KRUGER.

